These monsters, which are about twelve feet long and about one and
one-half to two feet thick, and which have long jaws full of teeth, and
look like half fish and half snake, live in hills near lakes. They have
underground passages from the hills to the water, and can sometimes be
seen early in the morning. In small lakes and bays of larger lakes they
move around with great swiftness, forcing the weeds and floating
sticks, etc., up high on the shore, similar to swirling your hand
around in a wash basin. Sometimes they do this with so much force that
they leave the small lakes partially dry. One of these monsters lives
in the hill just north of where the old Indian portage from Lake Simcoe
enters West Bay, Balsam Lake (now Portage Road). Another lives in the
hill at Atherley, Rama Reserve, Lake Couchiching, and another lives up
north in a lake the name of which is now forgotten. Thunder and
lightning kill these monsters.